Jogging app vs Ready Steady
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jogging app
This app tracks your runs and jogs using GPS, automatically recording your distance, speed, and route. It provides detailed training data and works offline, making it a simple yet effective tool for runners.
- GPS running and jogging tracking
- Automatic stopwatch and distance tracking
- Speed, distance, and altitude data
- Route tracing and speed charts
- Offline functionality
- Audio signals for start/stop
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Jogging app is GPS running and jogging tracker with automatic stopwatch, speed, distance and altitude tracking. The app is simple - select the distance wait for the signal and run :) It will automatically track your running using GPS and stop exactly when you pass the selected distance. It is much more easy to use than other sports tracker apps. You can now store and analyze your training sessions on your device. No internet logging - it works just offline. Jogging app will show the following data on the display, which makes it the best tracker for your runs: 1. Time 2. Path 3. Distance between start and end point 4. Runner top speed 5. Average speed 6. Current speed 7. Trace of the route 8. Altitude 9. Slope 10. Speed Chart Jogging app is using audio signals so you can prepare for the start, start exactly with the stopwatch and stop on the finish signal. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Ready Steady
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Ready Steady is made for your training runs on the track: An accurate stopwatch that records heart rate and pace, and lets you easily time your rests. Features include: • Acoustic pacemaker. • Records heart rate and pace. • Your training session will show in Apple’s Fitness App on the iPhone. • Stop the run by tapping anywhere on the screen. Ready Steady prevents the display from sleeping on wrist-down. Also, consider setting the wake duration to 70 s and activating “Wake on Wrist Raise”). • Long-sleeve mode (bump to stop). Works even if the watch is covered by a sleeve or glove: just give the watch a hard tap or bump your palms against each other. This works even if the display is sleeping. • Using the 3-second acoustic countdown means you do not even need to start the stopwatch manually, which makes the measurement even more accurate. • During the rests, Ready Steady shows the current rest as count-up, as well as a progress bar (if you have set a target rest, which is optional). • The little Bluetooth icon is shown if an external heart rate sensor is connected. • The current heart rate is shown even before the first run begins. • Optionally, choose to proceed to the next run automatically after the given rest time. • On the Apple Watch, you can see an overview of the runs and rests so far, including minimum and maximum heart rates. • Ready Steady on the iPhone lets you inspect your training session in more detail, including heart rate and pace. • The pace can be shown in m/s, s/100m, min/km or min/mile. • Use a two-finger pinch to zoom in and out of the heart rate and pace graph. • Tap on a run or rest to automatically zoom and scroll to the respective section. • See the average heart rate and pace in the currently visible section. • The list shows the minimum heart rate during the rests, and the maximum during the run – this includes up to 30 s after the run as the highest heart rate reading usually occurs shortly after you cross the finish line.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ready Steady at Free against Jogging app's $1.99. Ready Steady also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months). Jogging app's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Ready Steady is free to download; Jogging app costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jogging app ships an update every 22 months, Ready Steady every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jogging app | Ready Steady |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandar Mlazev | Just Another Foundry GmbH |
In-app purchases
Jogging app
No in-app purchases
Ready Steady
No in-app purchases









